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Food donation working group
24 February 2021
Co-funded by the European
Union
Agenda Co-funded by the European Union
Agenda Co-funded by the European Union
Welcome and opening
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Introductions
• Core signatories
• Associate signatories
• Guests
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Ground Rules • General housekeeping • Recording • Raise of hands • Open discussions & feedback • The Chatham House Rule • Collate & agree actions from the day • Nation Building - Collaboration
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Terms of reference
Mr. Michael Jones, WRAP
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• What challenge does this working
group seek to address?
• Who will participate?
• Scope of the working group & activities.
• Timescales & expectations.
• Principles of participation.
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Opportunities
https://wrap.org.uk/content/emergency-covid-19-surplus-food-redistribution-resource-hubFood donation
action
Informing action
The working group has developed a host of assets to help businesses, food banks and
everyone working on food donation to increase the amount of food getting to people
who need it:
Resources can
As part of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, WRAP has established a Surplus Food Redistribution
be found at:Working
Group to: https://www.w
rap.org.uk/cont
ent/surplus-
food-
redistribution-
wrap-workIntroductions
Ms. Linda Drummond, CGCSA
Co-funded by the European
UnionFood donation survey responses for period 1st Jan 2016 to 1st Jan 2019 71% (12 out of 17 member companies) donated food through a food bank 82% (14 out of 17 member companies) donated food without partnering with a food bank Survey participants track this information in different ways, either in monetary value terms, tonnes or kilograms of food or litres of beverage, food parcels, or number of meals donated. R 638 million + 5534 tonnes of food and beverage products + 613 88 kilograms of food products + 409 116 meals + 20 000 litres of water + 314 628 food parcels
School feeding initiatives survey responses for period 1st Jan 2016 to 1st Jan 2019 7 organisations run school feeding initiatives 449 schools benefit from these feeding initiatives nationally 226 704 learners received meals through these initiatives over the period In addition, 10 million cups of soup were received by learners over the period
THE CGCSA RESPONSE TO PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Those who are unemployed and do not qualify for SASSA grants, UIF, or other government programmes have no means to generate income during the COVID-19
lockdown and are likely to be running out of food and other essential items. If the lockdown period is extended, this problem will be exacerbated. There is a
possibility that more individuals will be unemployed as a result of the pandemic.
Providing food parcels to all of those in need would require a massive logistical effort, a large amount of funds, is likely to pose security risks and is not sustainable.
THE CGCSA CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SOLUTIONS
3. LINK BUSINESSES WANTING TO
2. SET UP A FUND TO SUPPORT 4.
1. MAINTAIN DONATE FOOD & ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO
ACTION EXISTING MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS ADMINISTRATIVE
THE NATIONAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN EXISTING MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS
FOOD INSECURITY NATIONALLY SUPPORT
FOOD INSECURITY NATIONALLY
2.1 Fund contribution from CGCSA to
3.1 Link businesses wanting to donate
start fund 4.1 PMO office
food and essential items to existing
1.1 Ensure a continuous supply of 2.2 Request member contributions to needed to
mechanisms to address food insecurity
food and essential items by this fund support Food
MECHANISM (NGOs, government programmes)
addressing barriers to food 2.3 Align with Solidarity Fund Safety Initiative
3.2 Link businesses with supply chain
businesses operating 2.4 Identify existing mechanisms to Nutrition
solutions to get food donations to
address food insecurity and donate Consultant
beneficiaries nationally
funds (NGOs, vouchers, grant system)
April to June
TIMEFRAME Ongoing April to June 2020 April to June 2020 2020
CGCSA members are also running their own programmes & are providing additional support not captured here2020 CGCSA member response to call for Humanitarian Relief – Immediate and short-term support
Food donation: A South African perspective
Mr. Andy du Plessis, Food Forward SA
Co-funded by the European
UnionFood donation: A global perspective
Ms. Emma Walsh, FoodCloud
Co-funded by the European
UnionFood Donation: A Global Perspective
Our vision is for a world where no good food goes to waste
Our Solution Our Partners
The importance of food redistribution
Improve food security Support vulnerable people Reduce climate change
2010 2050
#1
56% 9% Annual increase in
people served 6.7% of GHG
emissions
increase in food calories to “advancing the food banking Reducing food waste is ranked as
feed 9.6 billion people model globally will play a critical the number 3 solution for
required by 2050 role in achieving zero hunger” reversing climate change by 2050Our Story
Our StoryOur Story
Our Story
The beginning of our journey Established in 2013, FoodCloud develops a solution to connects businesses directly with charities in their communities using technology
2013 - Our First Retail Partner Tesco Ireland was the first retailer to trial our innovative technology solution. A one store pilot in Tesco Talbot St. paved the way for a new solution to reduce food waste and support local communities.
Ireland’s National Food
Redistribution Network
In 2015, FoodCloud
started redistributing large
volumes, and a great
variety of surplus food,
from the food industry to
charities across Ireland
through our Hubs in Cork,
Dublin and Galway.FoodCloud Hubs
Supporting Activities:
• We distribute €4m of FEAD (EU
funded food aid) products
annually to the most deprived:
over 100,000 individuals
supported- 43% of whom are
children.
• We are a registered charity
(20101398).
• We provide placements for TUS
and CE Programmes in our 3
Hubs with training.
• We have a working group with
the FSAI in Ireland that published
food donation guidelines in 2016 -
one of the first countries in the EU.
• We are the Irish Representative
at the European Food Banks
Federation
• We sit on the EU Commission,
FLW Platform.FareShare UK
Partnership
Impact 2019:
• 33% of FareShare’s food
was redistributed through
FoodCloud’s technology
– 7,700 tonnes of food.
• Over 2,900 stores donating to
a network of over local 7,000
charities.
• 60% of charities in network
receive food from local
businesses through the
technology platform.Impact to date - UK and Ireland
COVID-19 Impact
Labour shortage due to travel restrictions. France and Germany
Impact of reported farms in both nations were missing >200,000 seasonal
workers, Spain reported >150,000. Food is left in fields.
COVID-19 on
Food Waste Delays due to travel restrictions, perishable food arrives with very
short code life so it cannot go to retail outlets.
More waste Changes in demand in HORECA impact production; zero demand for
catering pack sizes. Demand for eggs increases however in US, for
occurring at example, 30% of eggs sold in liquid form. Outbreaks in processing
plants impact production even where there is high demand.
different stages
of the food Changes in consumer shopping patterns and demand make
supply chain forecasting very difficult and impact waste.
Closures in HORECA has widespread impact - in Q2, Coca Cola reported a
31% drop in Coffee and Tea sales, mainly due to store closure of Costa
Coffee - Europe’s largest coffee chain. Hospitality sector closures impact on
all earlier stages of the supply chain.Impact on Food Banks
300k Surplus Easter Eggs 20T Surplus Turkey Pallets of eggs for catering
(4x 2019 volumes)
Surplus arises at different stages of the food supply chain and with increasing volatilityFood for Ireland We launched our first national food appeal in response to declining food volumes and increasing demand from our charity partners in Ireland
Creating a more sustainable food system
Lessons Learned
The Importance of Supporting Food Redistribution
Food banks and the charity sector provide a safety net for many of those who live on the
margins of our society and are vulnerable to even smallest change in circumstances - need
to ensure we provide capacity for food banks to remain agile for the future.
The food chain is rigid and Food Banks have provided a flexible and agile way of rerouting
surplus into the human food supply chain.
Food banks and food redistribution organisations need funding to support the incredibly
valuable and agile service they provide.
Ideas:
- Retail partners in UK and Ireland support costs for redistribution
- Transport and labour costs for food recovery (esp at farm level) remain a challenge,
UK “Surplus for Purpose Fund” is a great example of how to overcome these
challenges.Lessons Learned
Food Supply Chain Collaboration
Effective redistribution requires all partners working together.
Brexit example in Ireland - Ferry companies, retailer, distribution and supply chain
working together
Own brand permissions - retailers give permission to own brand manufacturers and
suppliers to donate their products (include in agreements)
Awareness and communication - promote redistribution at industry events and supplier
conferencesLessons Learned
Barriers, obstacles and considerations
Providing clear donation guidelines for all actors is important, the EU has provided guidance
for members states which can be adopted.
Mapping considerations around food safety, food hygiene, traceability, liability, labelling,
VAT is key.
Surveying donors on barriers and obstacles is important and understanding what there
fears in relation to donating food - which can then be addressed by the working group.Lessons Learned
Managing a redistribution community
Ensuring responsible redistribution is integral to continued food donation. Ensuring that the
community adheres to common standards and that food is redistributed appropriately
requires careful management.
Example - this is managed by the food bank network in Ireland and the UK.
Managing Expectations
Food redistribution alone will not achieve zero waste but it can be a significant and
impactful part of the solution. It is important not to think of charity redistribution as an
alternative to waste disposal but as a responsible and impactful way to increase food
security in communities.Hungry for a Kinder World
We are launching the Foodiverse to bring food rescue technology to the entire food chain, creating a circular global food system which supports food banks to rescue more food and increase the number of people they serve
A step change in approach
The Foodiverse will bring
FoodCloud today global donation technology to
supports food the entire food supply chain
and support food banks to
donations from
rescue more food and support
supermarkets in the UK more beneficiaries
and IrelandEmbedding technology at all stages of the food supply chain We have see that using technology to support redistribution across the food supply chain can simplify redistribution and rescue highly perishable food quickly
Summary
Food Redistribution Benefits
Increasing access Increasing food Increasing food
to food security chain resilience
Increasing people Reducing food Reducing green house Supporting the SDGs
served by Food Banks waste gas emissionsIts not easy…..
But small actions can make a big difference…
Thank You!
Find Out More
food.cloud
@foodcloud
/foodcloudireland
@foodcloudComfort break
Co-funded by the European
UnionBest practice – by Retailer
Mr. Sanjeev Raghubir, Shoprite
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UnionSupport service provider
Mr. Miles Kubheka, Wakanda
Co-funded by the European
UnionSurvey Results
Q1: What are the top challenges for your organisation in
maximising food donation?
• identifying between sell by date passed versus used by
• condition/ treatment of stock by customers
• We are wanting to establish and manage the logistics network if only stakeholders can
support us.
• We collect the food donations for redistribution, we are not a donor ourselves. One of our
main hurdles is the legislation surrounding the legal liability of donating food, it makes
it too easy for surplus-generators to shirk from the effort required. Most of our other
challenges are resource-based.
• not yet encounter
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European UnionSurvey Results
Q2: Do you measure or report on the amount of food
donated?
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Q3: Who do you partner with on food donation?
• Food forward via Pnp
• We collect produce from several retailers, wholesalers, farmers (both commercial
and small-scale), produce markets and we receive ad hoc donations from food
service companies, hotels, restaurants, individuals etc.
• Not in partnerships
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European UnionSurvey Results
Q4: Of the initiative that you have tried, is there
something that has worked very well?
• Relationship-building is absolutely key. Each donor will have different procedures
to adapt to, but building trust and rapport is crucial to overcome glitches.
• Don’t have details
• No
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Q5: What would your organisation find most useful on the
topic of food donation?
• how to partner better with the end of supply chain ie. customers to circle back stock
into initiatives rather than the current returns method
• Stakeholders especially retailers we can work with
• Updating of legislation and municipal bylaws etc. around date labelling, disposal
criteria, criteria around what is considered fit for human consumption etc. Also, a
fast, cheap and easily accessible avenue for testing food safety of any given
product/item/sample.
• the location of food banks, list and locations of organizations to donate to.
Co-funded by the
European UnionGroup discussion
1. What are the top challenges for your organisation in
maximising food donation?
2. Do you measure or report on the amount of food donated?
3. Who do you partner with on food donation?
4. Do you have any best practice initiatives or practices that
have significantly increased the amount of donated food?
5. What would your organisation find most useful on the topic of
food donation?
Co-funded by the European
UnionWay forward
• Draft terms of reference
• Frequency of meetings
• Next meeting date – 27 May 2021
• Next meeting topics
• Keeping touch
Co-funded by the European
UnionWhat is a working group?
A working group is a task-focused group of signatories who are
actively involved in or represent the focus of the working group Next Meeting
theme Food redistribution. Each working group has an elected 3. Ongoing working group meetings (March 2020 –
Chair, who represents the working group on the food loss and 2030)
waste Advisory Group. Working groups have a key role in a food • It is recommended Working Groups meet
loss and waste agreement to ensure that the delivery programme quarterly (x1 face to face, and x3 remotely).
is appropriate and achievable.
Working group members should be willing and able to volunteer
their time and contribute their expertise to the working group. A
working group may also include (only if required) external Working group purpose
specialists e.g. consultants and academics. Only signatories (even
specialists) can join a working group. The purpose of the working groups is to:
– Identify and prioritise areas of activity i.e. tools for action
It is proposed that a working group consists of no more than 15 associated with the working group’s theme.
individuals. – To establish ambitions and/or sub-targets aligned to the
working group’s theme to achieve the overarching SDG 12.3
2030 target.
– To ensure activities, ambitions and targets align with current
initiatives associated with the working group’s theme.
– To identify research and solution gaps for further support /
funding (this may require the development of concept notes /
proposals).
Each working group will monitor and report on progress against
ambitions and sub-targets.Thank you
The CGCSA in partnership with DTIC and DEFF
acknowledge with gratitude that the dialogue Food
Loss and Waste Initiative has been made possible by
the funding of the European Union, through the
“EU-SA Dialogue Facility Project”.
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